Description
The berries are usually less seedy than blackberries and are tasty. The leaves frequently stay on the stalks over the winter, but they may turn dark crimson. Similar to other brambles, the European dewberry grows more erect. Its fruits are deep purple, nearly black in colour, and are covered in a thin covering of waxy droplets, or “dew.”
Varieties
Several native species, particularly the northern dewberry, the bristly dewberry, and the southern dewberry, grow throughout the eastern and southern parts of the United States and offer excellent fruits. The blue-tinted fruits of the European dewberry are typically less tasty.
Uses
This fruit can be consumed raw, baked into pies or cobblers, or preserved.
Nutrition
Total Fat 0.7g
Total Carbohydrate 13.8g
Vitamin D 0 IU
Calcium 42mg
Dietary Fiber 7.6g
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 2g
Iron 1mg
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 1mg
Potassium 233mg
Cultivation
The evergreen perennial shrub Rubus referred to as Southern dewberry, is a member of the Roseaceae family. Bogs or wetlands with moist soil are where it flourishes. It prefers moist, well-drained soil but will also thrive in sandy, loamy, or clay soils. It can grow in full sun, light woods shade, or neither.
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